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Looking for some Greater Philadelphia area DAY TRIP ideas? Check out this full list HERE for some inspiration.
Jurassic Quest
January 25th – January 27th
at the Great Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks
The event features more rides, activities, and dinosaurs than ever before!
Details and ticket info HERE
Blue Cross RiverRink Winterfest
November 23, 2018 through March 3, 2019
121 N Columbus Blvd Philadelphia PA
Blue Cross RiverRink Winterfest is open seven days a week including all holidays from November 23, 2018 through March 3, 2019. This seasonal winter park includes a fairytale winter landscape, world-class ice skating rink, beautiful lighting, outdoor seating area with fire pits, cozy warming cabins, Franklin Fountain Confectionery Cabin, Kids Lodge and arcade, and a chalet-inspired Lodge with food and beverages from Garces and Chickie’s and Pete’s. Come skate with friends and family, bring the team for a special event, or have a party in one of the cozy cabins or Lodge.
Details, ice skate rental and ticket info and more HERE
Rothman Orthopaedics Ice Rink & Cabin
open seven days a week November 9, 2018 – February 24, 2019
Monday-Thursday: Noon – 9 p.m.
Friday: Noon – 11 p.m.
Saturday 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
at Dilworth Park 1 S 15th St (West Side of City Hall) Philadelphia, PA
Details HERE
Cherry Street Pier
121 N Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia PA
Experience Delaware River Waterfront’s unique take on public space with the opening of Cherry Street Pier
Details HERE and HERE
Linvilla Orchards
Details HERE
Linvilla Orchards Fore! The Planet Indoor Mini Golf
January 12 through March 31
Linvilla Orchard’s Fore! The Planet’ is a highly interactive and playful museum exhibit created by the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia! This exhibition pairs important environmental issues with the fun of miniature golf.
18 unique educational holes explore butterfly metamorphosis, a tropical rainforest, evolution, dinosaur extinction, food chains, and more. Perfect for kids of all ages, your entire family will enjoy playing miniature golf while learning about our environment – every step of the way!
**Children’s Birthday Party Packages available too!
Details HERE
Lansdowne Landing
7 AM – 10 PM
30 North Lansdowne Avenue, Lansdowne, PA
What is The Landing?
Inspired by awesome outdoor gathering places like Philadelphia’s own The Porch or Spruce Street Harbor Park, the Lansdowne Landing is a fun, festive spot that’s open from 7am to 10pm.
Visit www.lansdownelanding.com for a full schedule of events, updated regularly, so check by often for fun from family-friendly fun to live music to food trucks and more!
Details HERE
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Philadelphia
Details and ticket info HERE
Please Touch Museum
Details HERE
The Franklin Institute
Vikings Beyond the Legend exhibit through March 3rd
Details HERE
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Details HERE
Academy of Natural Sciences
Details and ticket info HERE
Philadelphia Zoo
Details and Ticket Info HERE
Delaware Museum of Natural History
Details, ticket info and more HERE
Longwood Gardens
Details HERE
The Crayola Experience
Easton, PA
Details HERE
Purchase discount tickets HERE and get $4 off admission price (Regular Price: $19.99 Your Price: $15.99)
Garden State Discovery Museum
Details HERE
Delaware Children’s Museum
Details HERE
Brandywine Zoo
Details HERE
Sahara Sam’s Indoor Water Park
Details HERE
Studio Movie Grill Upper Darby
Movie, Food, Bar, comfy seats and more!
Details HERE
AMC Dine In Movie Theater – Painters Crossing – West Chester
Movie, Food, Bar, comfy reclining seats and more!
** Best to purchase tickets online through amctheaters.com
See my review and more info HERE
Sahara Sams Indoor & Outdoor Water Park
Details HERE
Friday January 25, 2019
For a calendar of Various Infant and Toddler Programs as well as afterschool events at local Delco Libraries, Go HERE
Cornelia’s Corner – Music Together
10 AM – 11 AM
January 25, 10-11 a.m.
February 1, 10-11 a.m.
February 22, 10-11 a.m.
March 8, 10-11 a.m.
March 22, 10-11 a.m.
April 5, 10-11 a.m.
April 26, 10-11 a.m.
May 17, 10-11 a.m.
at Holy Child Academy 475 Shadeland Avenue Drexel Hill, PA
Featuring storytime, games and crafts for children ages 18 months to four years. Free Admission.
Details and registration info HERE
Gaming Club
2:30 PM – 4 PM
at Haverford Township Free Library
Relax and play a game! A PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and several retro consoles are available for use. Feel free to bring your own portable device or games, too.
This program is free and open to those in grades 6-12.
No registration is required.
Details HERE
Teen Game Day
3 PM
at Lansdowne Public Library
Stop by for some games. We have a Wii, xbox 360, and a PS4 so bring your friends!
Details HERE
After School Board Games
3 PM – 5 PM
at Middletown Free Library
Details HERE
Friday After School Craft – Winter Snow Scene
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
at Ridley Township Public Library
Ages 5-10
Stop by any time between 3:30 and 4:30pm to create a fun and easy project to take home.
Details and registration info HERE
BYOB & Pizza Night at Lulu’s Casita
4 PM – 7:30 PM
at 6 Cricket Avenue, Ardmore, PA
Lulu’s is open until 7:30pm for more fun, BYOB and pizza starting at 4pm. You can now place your pizza order ahead of time, give us a call, let them know what you want and they will have your pizza waiting for you! Regular admission
Details HERE
Movie Day at Yeadon Library
5 PM – 6 PM
Details HERE
Saturday, January 26, 2019
Character Breakfast hosted by Fireworks Dance Center Competition Dance Team
8 AM – 10 AM
at Applebees of Ridley Folsom PA
All You Can Eat Flapjacks & Sausage!
Only $8 per person – CASH ONLY – Children 2 and under are free!FREE opportunity to have your picture taken with some AWESOME CHARACTERS!
Bring your cameras
Details HERE
Dinosaur Toddler Time at Sky Zone Glen Mills PA
8:30 AM – 10 AM
Calling all toddlers! Join our prehistoric adventure for Sky Zone’s Dinosaur Themed Toddler Time.
We will be hosting a very special Dinosaur themed Toddler Time on January 26 from 8:30am-10am!
$10 per jumper*
Ages walking to 5 years old
We will be doing dinosaur themed crafts, reading a dinosaur story and more!
Click here to get your tickets now! http://bit.ly/2caYgxQ
*Sky Socks are required and are $2 plus tax.
Details HERE
Bryn Mawr Farmers’ Market
Every Saturday 9am-1pm (open year round)
in the Amtrak Parking Lot
at the intersection of Lancaster & Bryn Mawr Avenues
Details HERE
Kids Club Thumbprint Snow Scene
10 AM – 12 PM
Cost: $2 per project, ages 3+, supplies included, $5 per project, ages 6+, supplies included.
Details HERE
Starting Solids: A Focus on Baby-Led Weaning, presented by Sharon Whiteman, RNC, of HATCH Motherhood
10:30 AM – 12 PM
at Radnor Memorial Library
When it’s time to start feeding your baby solid food, options abound! What’s good, what’s better, what’s best? How can you transition from all breast or bottle in a way that makes for a happy, healthy baby without the stress? This free workshop led by HATCH Motherhood located in Wayne offers alternatives to provide your baby with wholesome eating choices right from your own kitchen. You’ll know what your baby’s getting and everyone will feel satisfied! Partners are strongly encouraged to attend, and pre-crawling infants may accompany.
Please register in person, over the phone, or online.
Details HERE
Avengers: Countdown to Endgame – This Weeks Film is Iron Man
10:30 AM – 12:45 PM
at Lansdowne Public Library
Join each week as we watch all the necessary movies to catch up on 10 years worth of films to prepare for Avengers: End Game.
Details HERE
Storytime and Activities Featuring Pig the Pug
11 AM
at Barnes & Noble, Lawrence Park Shopping Center, Broomall PA
Pig is a greedy and selfish Pug who has so many toys, yet he refuses to share with his poor friend Trevor. Little does he know that being greedy has its consequences. Will Pig learn to share?
Details HERE
Pup Up Adoption Event at Providence Animal Center
11 AM – 6 PM
Details HERE
Storytime in the Lodge
11:30 AM
at Blue Cross RiverRink 101 S Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA
Gather around the Lodge for Philly’s favorite weekly story hour. On Saturdays from November through March, your little ones can enjoy a brand new story while munching on cookies by Rope and Anchor PHL. Plus, sing their favorite songs and dance with Learn Listen Play!
Details HERE
Chess Club
1 PM
at Lansdowne Library
Details HERE
Snowflakes & Snacks
1 PM – 3 PM
at J. Lewis Crozer Library (Chester)
Drop by for family fun at Crozer Library, and help us make snowflakes in different sizes, shapes, and colors to decorate the library for the winter season! Enjoy FREE snacks and a wintry story time during the snowflake making!
Details HERE
StARR Model Railroad Open House
1 PM – 4 PM
at St Albans Episcopal Church 3625 Chapel Rd Newtown Square, PA
This HO scale model railroad consists of a permanent layout measuring 30′ x 60′ and is built to NMRA standards. The layout is controlled by Digitrax DCC with operations and signals controlled by JMRI.
Details HERE
Lego Club with Mr. Dustin
1:30 PM – 3 PM
at Marple Public Library
Come and join Mr. Dustin for super exciting Lego Building time accompanied by a theme for each Lego Workshop.
Details HERE
Dinosaur Dig with Mike & Roberta Straka
3 PM
Join Paleontologists Mike & Roberta Straka on an excavation for REAL dinosaur bones, then see what the fossils come together to form! First, we’ll get an orientation to field paleontology and interactive fossil talk, then kids age 5 & up are invited to the dinosaur dig, followed by a display of the Strakas’ expanded fossil museum.
For ages 5 & up. Please sign up in person, over the phone, or online.
Details HERE
Sunday, January 20, 2019
Free Adaptive Ice Skating Program
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
at BlueCross RiverRink 101 S Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA
Adaptive ice skating is back at Blue Cross RiverRink Winterfest Sundays from 9:30AM to 10:30AM. Bring family and friends to enjoy free instructive skate lessons for those with mobility restrictions. Participants will work with rink staff to learn sled skating skills. All ages. First come, first serve. For more information contact riverrink@drwc.org.
Details HERE
The Snow Queen
Sundays at Noon (Jan. 27-Mar.3)
at Media Theatre
Details and ticket info HERE
Sunday Public and Family Skating in January
1 PM – 3 PM
at the Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society 220 Holland Ave, Ardmore PA
Sunday Family & Public Skating
Sunday Jan 13, 20, & 27 1-3 p.m.
Admission $10, Skate Rental $5
Details HERE
StARR Model Railroad Open House
1 PM – 4 PM
at St Albans Episcopal Church 3625 Chapel Rd Newtown Square, PA
This HO scale model railroad consists of a permanent layout measuring 30′ x 60′ and is built to NMRA standards. The layout is controlled by Digitrax DCC with operations and signals controlled by JMRI.
Details HERE
Family Yoga with Miss Gosha
1:30 PM – 2:15 pm
at Marple Public Library
Come and join Miss Gosha for a morning of parent/caregiver and kiddo family yoga. Please bring your own yoga mat(s) or towel(s) to our class if you have one.
Ages: 4-12
*Registration Required*
Details HERE